Oxford BOE to Hear Update on Proposed Educational Garden

The Oxford Agricultural Advisory Commission will present an update to the Board of Education about a proposed educational garden at Great Oak Middle School, Jordan Otero reports for the Republican-American.

The commission will present the new details to the Board of Education at their December meeting. According to the paper, members will have a chance to consider the proposal as the board will not act on the matter at the meeting.

The Board of Selectmen voted in November to apply for a $48,500 grant from the Department of Agriculture to fund the project, the paper reports. The wood and hardware for the project is expected to cost $2,800 along with additional costs for routing electricity and water.

The garden will be behind the school and will consist of 40 4-foot-by-8-foot raised wooden garden beds on top of the asphalt.

Read the full Jordan Otero story at the Republican-American.

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